Having been completely blown away over the level of support the band has received over the years (these last few being particularly insane), we, like our mentors the Blues Brothers, are putting the band back together for one long-awaited reunion show. We are pleased to announce that we will be playing August 15th in Chicago at the Bottom Lounge.

Information about when the show will go on sale will be announced soon so pay attention-you do not want to sleep on this truly special evening. Regretfully, Joe Principe cannot take part in this reunion as Rise Against is his main focus these days, but he has given this reunion his blessing. Filling in his shoes will be Bassmaster General John Contreras.

I feel like they did a New Year's Eve show once w/ AFI or somebody, but I could be imagining that. Or that could have been RA right after they started that I'm thinking of. Either way, I never got to see them.

i remember at least one johnny socko show and one good riddance show they were susposed to play around 97 or 98 that they canceled at the last minute on. at the time i didn't know anything about them so i didn't think much of it, now i would have loved to have at least seen them once or twice

im pretty sure my friends who went saw them, but im not 100% at least i dont recall hearing they cancelled. i know the show was at the shelter and im pretty sure they were headlining, it was for the back on the streets tour or whatever.

I think they played that show and I was there because I remember having a back on the streets tour hoody which im sure i bought at that show. They did break-up on their way to Detroit their next time through town. That sucked.

i browse through, reading the odd article that strikes my fancy, but i guess like all publications, their opinions and biases aren't always on par with my own... i guess claiming they finally got something right was harsh on my part..

really? i mean, i love wailing paddle too...but man, they have so many other great tunes...and their last album, bitch bitch bitch, while moving away from ska to crustier punk, still rocked way hard. but either way, a rudiments reunion would be epic.

Listening to 'Til the Wheels Fall Off right now. I love how HWM basically took Radio and said "hey guys, nice song writing and all, but we'll take it from here and own your song". Their version is 10X better.

i would give my right nut (im particularly fond of the left one) to be there for any of those shows..but i live in canada, and am swamped with assignments and work... i envy all of you going to see apocalypse hoboken!

this is great news. i love this band. miss good fast intense skate punk like this.

what's better "behind bars" or "back on the streets"??? "behind bars" was the first i got and the first i fell in love with. but i dont think i can choose. Also, joe was only in the band a couple years anyway.

I think you are confusing Joe (bass player) with John (drummer). Joe was in 88 the whole time, John took over drumming when they reformed in like '98. John's first album with the band was Back on the Streets.

You can't go wrong with any of their releases, but here's how they fall for me.
1. Behind Bars
2. Totin' 40's & Fuckin' Shit Up 10" / 88 Fingers Up Your Ass
3. The Dom Years
4. Back On the Streets
I know Dom Years & Up Your Ass are compilations, but I still count them.
Also The Kid Dynamite Split kicks ass, Chicago Vs. Amsterdam is pretty cool, & their cover of the Misfits "Night of the Living Dead" on the Hopelessly Devoted to You Sampler is awesome.!

Hopefully the singer will show up for the show. He had a nice habit of skipping shows on tour if he didnt feel like playing smaller towns only to be ready to go for the big cities. I was supposed to see them 3 times and they cancelled that show but a couple band members would be walking around the club while the other bands they were touring with played.

i have to go for muthafuckin interview for my same job for less money its fucked. i really would like to say fuck you but i also dont want to be looking for a job in this ECOMONIC CRISEES!! but ill get 22 weeks pay if i take redundancy so i might do that and fuck off to Spain by myself and do some SOOOOOUUUUUULLLL searching!!!!!! you have government job right? muthafuck that would be sweet

I agree and disagree. I'm cised about Simon Pegg doing anything ever, but I think for me, I never had anything but maybe at best a passing interest in Star Trek. But this looks like a good place as any to start, because it looks like it's gonna lay a lot of ground work.

I amend my name to Star Trek: The Phantom Menace as far as laying groundwork goes. From the trailers I get the sense that the filmmakers really don't get what makes the main three characters (Kirk, Spock, and McCoy) such compelling and interesting characters, even in the face of Shatner's girdle and overacting.

great to hear.. grew up listening to them and they got me through a tough break up...saw them in Seattle few years ago....hope this spawns a new album or some other bands like the Bollweevils to get back to playin.